I mean… They would need to drop under the second apron first.
And it would still require DLo/Rui/Gabe
Trae is a great offensive player. But I don’t think there’s enough on the team now to not fill some of the void. Would go from not good defense in the backcourt to possibly the worst in the...
Gabe and JHS probably the two guys you need to get rid of above all else IMO
Even IF you traded DLo between now and October.
Because being honest the few PGs left that make sense, I’d rather have all of them over Gabe.
JHS will never play. Doesn’t mean he’ll never be good, he just was far too...
18 & 6 ain’t easy. Especially when you have the guys he has on front of him.
Great facilitator, great shooter.
Fits the catch and shoot model and can get hot on his own.
What he is and how he is perceived will always differ drastically. A good deal his fault, some just circumstance.
Defense...
DLo for any of them, they are worse. The drop off in Guard play if you don’t replace DLo is huge. Spencer Dinwiddie isn’t a serious replacement.
Rui for any of them…. better with Grant, even with Cam, worse with Kuz.
Grant is worth a first. Other two aren’t worth 1, let alone 2.
I'd go after Center in trade, try to open up the TPMLE to go for a guard.
Really like WCJ, but not at the price of DLo. If they'd do Gabe, JHS & Hayes + 1st for WCJ. I'm in there.
Then you can go back and get either Bismack as a veteran guy who is pretty steady, or commit to Wood as the 3rd C...
Gabe, Rui or Vando were the two players who had the most minutes overlap being unnecessary for the team.
Minimum guys too, but they don’t count as much.
Needed to find a bridge between the Guards and Forwards without giving up anything else. And a backup Center.
Now they are looking at only...
Worst thing they could do now, is panic trade those 2 firsts for Jerami Grant while also sending out contributing guys to beat the buzzer on Bron’s extension
I.e. if it’s Rui & DLo just to open up bringing back Taurean as well.
That not only is around a lateral move, also **** themselves for...
They probably won’t be able to, but before LeBron’s deal kicks in
try to get Gabe & Cam and 2nds to get something of need at the 5.
Then JHS sell off to get those 2nds back.
Re-sign Prince. Try to get Lonnie back.
Hope they can stay a couple mil under the 2nd apron.
Also as a second apron team can only make a 1 to 1 move for players. So 1 guy out, 1 guy in.
They could take multiple guys back for a single contract, just has to be less $.
To speak a bit about the team as it is, there are some really good Catch & Shoot Options on the team that could be fun for what JJ wants to run.
Bron 87/184 47.3%
DLO 135/314 43.0%
Rui 93/223 41.7%
Max 37/94 39.4%
Guys still unsigned:
Dinwiddie 31/70 44.3%
Taurean 114/288 39.6%
As spot up...